RE: [amsat-bb] People and Statistics

["Reicher, James" <JReicher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

And what about Congress?  Or whatever legislative body governs your
country (if it's not a dictatorship)?

73 de N8AU, Jim in Raymore, MO

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Behalf Of Emily Clarke
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 11:19 AM
To: Al copland
Cc: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] People and Statistics

At 02:39 PM 5/6/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Can you imagine a scenario where the government of your country
(wherever 
>you live) makes decisions of national importance affecting each and
every 
>one of you  based on the results of a voter survey of 1000 or even
10,000 
>individuals?

Not election (this survey is not an election) but certainly decisions
that 
affect us all.  Try the Nielson Ratings system.  5000 households
represent 
the entire demographics of the US.



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